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Facilities

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Service & Maintenance Staff 15
Campus Size 60 acres
Student Centers The Hub
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries The U. Grant Miller Memorial Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • Friends’ rooms
  • George & Tom's
  • The Hub
  • The Ski Lodge
Bar on Campus None
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus
  • Barista Café in the Ski Lodge
  • Science Center Café in the Swanson Science Center
Movie Theater on Campus None, but there is a movie room in the Hub that carries a large collection of new DVDs. When the weather is nice, the Student Activities Board also shows movies on an outdoor screen.

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The campus is a pleasant mix of old and new. When making renovations or designing new buildings, the designers take into consideration the style of the old buildings and construct the new ones to compliment them. W&J is constantly renovating and is always coming up with new ways to improve the facilities on campus every few years, either with vast remodeling of an old building or construction of an entirely new one. With all of this construction, most would think that W&J must not have any old buildings left. However, the college takes pride in some of its oldest and most prestigious buildings and is always doing restoration work on them to make sure they stay in the best possible shape. Old Main is the building that represents W&J, and many important ceremonies have been taking place in this building for decades.

In the new buildings, W&J has installed state-of-the-art equipment in buildings like the Tech Center and the Swanson Science Center. These new buildings give students a chance to do research that they never would have been able to do at another college. There are also many boards made up of students and professors to see what new things W&J could add to improve the school.

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Facilities at Washington & Jefferson College

bobsheiskawy

English '12

3.8
B+

Facilities at W&J College

There are a lot of really great facilities options on campus, ranging from the Hub to the new Swanson Science Center. There seems to be a fairly regular effort to improve facilities as time goes by.

Apr 22, 2012

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brittlander

Psychology '15

3.8
B+

Average Facilities

The Hub is a great place to hang out and offers free food like pretzels and milkshakes on the weekends. The tech center is open 24/7 and is a great student resource. The gym has really flexible hours and the equipment is average.

Feb 27, 2012

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mounteverest86

English '12

5.0
A+

WJ Facilities

The library at W&J is awesome! The reference librarians are so helpful, and the library is a perfect place to study. The athletic center is good too, with up-to-date equipment and long hours. Campus activities are great; it is very easy to get involved at W&J, especially with Volunteer programs.

Nov 13, 2011

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User rating for Washington & Jefferson College - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 24 user reviews.

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"Green" Initiatives

The Swanson Science Center that was finished in 2010 is LEED certified and has all sorts of energy-saving features like motion-activated lights. There is also the Green Club, which has many recycling projects on campus and has started in 2011 a "Green Whitworth" initiative, where they are trying to make the all-girl apartments in Whitworth greener by using environmentally friendly cleaning products.

Favorite Things To Do

There are always different things to do at the Hub, like playing pool or watching movies. Throughout the year, there are also all kinds of performances at the Olin fine arts theater, many of which are student-written or -directed. Also, many clubs host events, like the international dinner, which all students are welcome to attend and where they can often get free food.

Did You Know?
  • McMillan Hall, which was restored in 2010, is home to the president's office and is the third-oldest college building still in continual use.
  • During the 2011–12 school year, Dieter-Porter, the biology and psychology building, was remodeled to improve lab spaces and open up opportunities for students' independent research.
  • Benjamin Franklin gave Washington & Jefferson College its first major donation—50 pounds to buy books for the library. In honor of this donation, the Franklin Literary Society was formed and is one of the oldest continuously running clubs in the United States.

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Hometown
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Major
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Grad Year
2013

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